Projects – Page 2 – Urban Transformations

Eco-Urbanisation: Promoting Sustainable Development in Metropolitan Regions of China

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In the context of China’s rapid urbanisation, with the construction of 30 million new housing units included as part of the New Urbanisation Plan, there is increasing emphasis on the importance of promoting human-centred, environmentally sustainable…

The Re-Making of Chinese Urban Neighbourhoods: Socio-Spatial Transformation and Access to Public Services

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Against a backdrop of far-reaching social change, China’s cities are being reshaped by migration, rapid development and widening inequality. The Re-Making of Chinese Urban Neighbourhoods: Socio-Spatial Transformation and Access to Public Services explores the ways cities…

Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK)

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A collaborative initiative exploring the connection between social vulnerability and disaster risk in African cities.

Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC)

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A multidisciplinary data centre developing innovative research methodologies and undertaking primary social research in areas such as housing, education, migration and social exclusion.